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Table 2 The prevalence and demographic data of children hospitalized with M. pneumoniae and C. pneumoniae infection

From: Epidemiology and associations with climatic conditions of Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydophila pneumoniae infections among Chinese children hospitalized with acute respiratory infections

 

M. pneumoniae a

C. pneumoniae b

Co-infection c

Age

n/total (%)

n/total (%)

n/total (%)

  <1 year

80/817 (9.8)

40/817 (4.9)

8/817 (0.1)

  1 to 5 years

75/616 (12.2)

30/616 (4.9)

5/616 (0.1)

  >5 years

44/165 (26.7)

11/165 (6.7)

2/165 (0.1)

  Total

199/1598 (12.5)

81/1598 (5.1)

15/1598 (0.1)

Demographics

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

  Total (male)

116 (58.3)

46 (56.8)

9 (60)

  Prematurity

12 (6.0)

4 (4.9)

1 (6.7)

  PICU Admission

1 (0.5)

0 (0)

0 (0)

  1. a χ2CMH = 35.90, P < 0.0001; b χ2CMH = 0.98, P = 0.614; c χ2CMH = 0.25, P = 0.881 compared among three age groups (Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel Statistic test). Data are presented as number (percentage) or mean ± SD.